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Twentieth-century South Africa [[electronic resource] /] / William Beinart



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Autore: Beinart William Visualizza persona
Titolo: Twentieth-century South Africa [[electronic resource] /] / William Beinart Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
Edizione: New ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (433 p.)
Disciplina: 968.05
Soggetto geografico: South Africa History 20th century
South Africa Politics and government 1836-1909
South Africa Politics and government 20th century
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-391) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface and Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Maps, Tables, and Figures; Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction: Conquest, the State, and Society; PART I. A State without a Nation, 1880-1948; PART II. Afrikaner Power and the Rise of Mass Opposition, 1948-1994; PART III. The New South Africa, 1994-2000; Appendix 1. Notes on Tables and Figures; Appendix 2. Tables; Appendix 3. Figures; Bibliography; References; Index
Sommario/riassunto: An innovative examination of the forces - both destructive and dynamic - which have shaped twentieth-century South Africa. This book provides a stimulating introduction to the history of South Africa in the twentieth century. It draws on the rich and lively tradition of radical history writing on that country and, to a greater extent than previous accounts, weaves economic and cultural history into the political narrative. Apartheid and industrialization, especially mining, are central theme, as is the rise of nationalism in the Afrikaner and African communities. But the author also emphasizes
Titolo autorizzato: Twentieth century South Africa  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-44466-5
0-19-158783-4
1-4237-6765-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910451993203321
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